Slowly the stars begin to show in the sky and the mother of all derbies would come alive again at the Camp Nou. Most anticipated for its hype, suspense, intrigues, politics and the stakes involved. For over 2 hours, they conquer the world making human bring out their true self.
Prepare for immortatility, the good legs are ready to dance at the party and this is football, anything can happen. Back in the days, football is watched to relax but today it’s become a religion that’s gained more followership than the Pope.
The players straighten out from the tunnel, the heartbeat of millions increases round the world and the underlying emotions and rivalry blows the referee’s whistle at the centre circle. The ball is passed and nothing can stop the kicks and shouts from the stands.
Barcelona represents the Catalans who proposed a complete independent state from Spain while Madrid comes from Castile; the former kingdom that became part of Spain. They both grew to become the two most successful, decorated and influential club in the country. Now Ego and power has transcended unto the pitch determining her tradition, politics,business.
It might look like the white witches have taken this league under the ‘special one’ but the Catalans have more than enough to play for. Aside from reducing the points, they sure cannot allow the tradition they’ve enjoyed in recent years to go blank. Karim Benzema scored the fastest goal at 22 seconds but their form this week in Europe would be something they want to get back.
The fans want to catch every milli-second so no distractions will be tolerated and suspense has created the mad attention football has gotten. Success is not final neither is failure fatal so moving on is always an option. The only lesson for both of them this week is that ‘Trust is an overrated gamble, so bet small’ as you watch the #april21 el-classico.
Mourinho has his bottle necked Ronaldo and the game raisers but they will have to contend with Messi and the game builders. Who breaks the ice first becomes the most unpredictable question of all time this weekend? Tradition might be a thread but the person who exhibits the most virtue and understands the best technique wins the match. This is not a game of luck, cause and effect drives success.
Motivation talk at half time isn’t necessary when you winning so expect all fury from the first second. A game of relaxation has become what makes history and shapes the society. At this level of spotlight, you need creativity of the next level to bring the desired success. Who’s on the cheer leader’s team after 90 minutes?
Everyone has ego and don’t be deceived because lots will be on the pitch and when they clash, the fuel only increases the fire of fury between the managers, players, fans and clubs. They light the pitch and set the fire blazing, this is more than the goals and dribbles, it’s about PRIDE, POWER, TRADITION, RESPECT AND GLORY.
Coming back to our shores, we could feel their energy on how they’ve brandished their nation and transcended their passion into us that we follow them every second. The only thing that’s kept them is the love for their country even in times of trouble. We might neglect what’s ours but it only means we’ve neglected our lives and focused on that of others while we played to gallery on our future.
We brood at night while we celebrate during the day acting as if our worries have vanished and we depend on every distraction to blind ourselves. The government officials are happy because they’ve trained themselves with a thick skin, the more we complain, the more they loot.
Let’s all together convert the passion we see in the match into our country and give our all to the nation for a better life. Who do you think will win THE DERBY OF SHAME, predictions please?
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